Black Lotus - Chap 98
Gu Yansheng’s eyes darkened, as he stood up abruptly, he roared: “So he didn’t come back all night because of me? How can you be sure that he was in an accident and not running to have an affair with someone!”
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“Yansheng, what’s the matter?” Shen Luoan’s voice came from behind, Zhou Yuanfeng was surprised when he heard him, his face became even darker.
“Gu Yansheng, you dare to bring him here! No one knows where your spouse is now, you don’t understand? I’ll call the police to find him.”
Seeing Zhou Yuanfeng about to call, Shen Luoan’s eyes flashed, he hurried to say: “I…I saw Niannan talking to Tang Lunxuan in the corridor yesterday, they left together, perhaps Tang Shuo was still there…”
Zhou Yuanfeng’s expression changed once he heard him, he shouted: “Shut up! You are the one who gets what he wants by framing others, and now you’re trying to frame the Gu family’s husband by purpose!”
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Gu Yansheng glanced at Zhou Yuanfeng, snorting, with a deep voice, he said: “You dare to say that Wen Niannan didn’t leave with Tang Lunxuan yesterday? I saw them go out with my own eyes, they never came back after going out, so of course, he went to see Tang Shuo, maybe he didn’t want to come back.”
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When he heard him, Zhou Yuanfeng was shocked, in fact, he wasn’t sure if Wen Niannan had left with Tang Lunxuan, but that night, there was something wrong in Tang Lunxuan’s eyes.
With a frown of irritability, a touch of complicated feelings flashed in his eyes, in Gu Yansheng’s heart all left was anger.
Gu Yansheng didn’t know what was wrong with him, during some recent time, in his chest, there had been an indescribable pain.
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Seeing Zhou Yuanfeng no longer talk, Gu Yansheng lightly pressed his chest, saying coldly: “He will come back naturally if he wants to come back, but can you tie him back if he doesn’t want to come back?”
Looking down at his watch, he went upstairs to the study without looking back, taking some documents, he drove towards the company.
Zhou Yuanfeng turned around, walking to Shen Luoan’s side, his voice was cold: “Shen Luoan, you’d better tell the truth, or I won’t let you go!”, then he turned and left.
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Shen Luoan’s eyes flickered slightly, as he clenched his fists, he sat down on the sofa.
In the evening, there weren’t any lights of Wen Niannan yet, Aunt Lan and Uncle Xu were in a confusion.
Zhou Yuanfeng looked at the data on the computer but couldn’t enter it, frowning, he looked out the door.
At first, it only took him to a phone call to find out Wen Niannan’s trace, but Gu Yansheng had always thought that he was with Tang Shuo so that he wouldn’t come back, preventing him from interfering.
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In the study, Gu Yansheng stood in front of the window looking at the dark courtyard outside, gazing nonchalantly at the flower bed with a disoriented look, mixed emotions flickered in his eyes.
It was already the next day, and Wen Niannan hadn’t returned yet…
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The memory of the white back that he saw at the party flooded his mind, there was an indescribable feeling in his chest.
“Yansheng.” Shen Luoan suddenly opened the door, entering the room, looking at him with excitement.
“I won, I won first place in the piano competition, I’m so happy!”
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Gu Yansheng looked at Shen Luoan’s happiness, but he had no sense of joy, absent-minded, he said: “Oh, congratulations, let’s go out and celebrate tomorrow.”
“I want to celebrate at home, isn’t it nice at home?”
“Home?”
It felt very abrupt to hear the word home coming from the mouth of Shen Luoan, perhaps it was because that was the home of Wen Niannan after marrying, there was a different feeling in it.
“It’s getting late, go to bed.”
“Yansheng, what about you? Aren’t you going with me?”
Gu Yansheng was startled, his eyes avoiding to look at him: “You…Uncle Xu said that the guest room is quite clean, go to the guest room to sleep, I haven’t finished here yet.”
Surprised Shen Luoan was when he was told to go to the guest room, but still didn’t say anything, he nodded obediently, leaving.
It was already one o’clock in the morning when he finished handling the company’s affairs, he rubbed his shoulders, standing up, he went back to the room, after a brief wash, he lay down on the bed, looking at the lamp on the side of the bed, his eyes gleaming slightly.
“Don’t sleep…don’t sleep…you won’t wake up if you’re asleep…”
“Don’t sleep…”
Gu Yansheng heard that voice that he had dreamed countless times, the man who couldn’t see his face whispered to him, telling him not to sleep, holding onto the glittering musical note necklace…
As in his previous dreams, the man turned, walked towards the entrance of the alley, every time he dreamed of it, he had nothing left, he hurriedly cried out a little bit reluctantly: “Don’t go…let me see if you are okay…”
Suddenly the man stopped, the white silhouette suddenly turned his head, then he finally saw his face.
It was Wen Niannan!
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Gu Yansheng woke up abruptly, he sat down, exhaling hard, his eyes full of panic and disbelief.
Why? Why did he dream with Wen Niannan’s face, why did he connect that back silhouette with Wen Niannan?
Suddenly remembered the back of Wen Niannan and Tang Lunxuan when they left the party, why was Wen Niannan’s back and that back looking so similar…
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Gu Yansheng stood up, looking through the window, pressing his temples, he turned and looked at the flower bed downstairs, not sleepy at all, staying up all night.
Wen Niannan…
It was the third day and there wasn’t news of Wen Niannan.
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Zhou Yuanfeng was sitting in the living room frowning while calling someone, Gu Yansheng walked downstairs, looking at the door, a strange color flashed in his eyes, he sat on one side, liting a cigarette, his eyes were red with blood, appearing exhausted.
“Didn’t you say that you want to find Wen Niannan? Then find him.”
Zhou Yuanfeng glanced at him while talking to the person on the other end of the phone: “Okay, I understand, excuse me.”
“Tang Lunxuan said he left yesterday after talking to Niannan, Niannan isn’t with him.”
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The cigarette in Gu Yansheng’s hand fell to the ground, with some dismay in his eyes: “Wh…what? How can it be?”
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That meant…Wen Niannan was really missing…
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Zhou Yuanfeng looked at him with a look of astonishment, not speaking anymore, he stood up, walking towards the door.
When he reached the door, pausing, he turned to look at the person behind him, saying coldly: “Gu Yansheng, if something happens to Niannan, my aunt and I won’t forgive you, you will pay the price, you don’t understand what you have lost…”
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Gu Yansheng watched Zhou Yuanfeng as he drove away, his eyes sank, he dialed the phone: “Send some people to help Zhou Yuanfeng find him, the more the better.”
After hung up the phone, he raised his hands to cover his eyes, he didn’t know what to think.
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Shen Luoan walked downstairs, sitting to his side, he said: “I’m going to get ready the ingredients, shall we celebrate together at night?”
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When Gu Yansheng looked up at Shen Luoan in some confusion, out of the blue, Wen Niannan’s face, which he had dreamed of the day before, popped up, turning his face, he lowered his head: “It’s all right, I’m going upstairs first, go ahead.”
In a panic, he went upstairs after that, Gu Yansheng went to the piano room, closing fastly the door as soon as he entered.
He walked to the shelf, opening the box with the necklace inside, he stroke the pendant to calm his emotions.
Why last night’s dream when that someone turned his back, he saw Wen Niannan’s face, for so many years he hadn’t seen it before, how could be Wen Niannan, his eyes flickering while looking at the necklace.
“It shouldn’t be like this…it shouldn’t be like this, why have I been thinking about Wen Niannan’s face? How could it be him…”
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Only then, Gu Yansheng felt that he had been drinking too much in the past few days, his mental state was a little confused to have such strange dreams.
“It’s because I saw Wen Niannan’s white suit at the party, just because of the white suit…just because of the white suit…”
A strange feeling was placed in his chest, Gu Yansheng looked at the necklace in his hand, squeezing it in his hand tightly, perhaps he should have returned it to the original owner…
At night, Gu Yansheng walked out of the piano room, Shen Luoan was sitting at the table with red wine and cutlery placed on it, when he saw him down, he stood up looking at him with a smile.
“Yansheng, come and sit down.”
Shen Luoan turned around going to the kitchen to grab some things, Gu Yansheng looked at his back a little delighted, he shook his head lightly, thinking that his thoughts were somewhat ridiculous.
What are you thinking about, are you crazy?
The person in front of him was the one who had saved his life, he was the one who told him not to sleep before he fell unconscious, he was the owner of that necklace…it was Shen Luoan…
Shen Luoan walked to the table, sitting down, he looked at him radiantly, Gu Yansheng exhaled softly, hiding the feeling in his eyes, raising his gaze, he smiled at Shen Luoan, taking out the box in his hand, handing it to him.
“Congratulations, Luoan, for winning first place in the piano competition.”
“What is this, my gift?”
In a trance, Gu Yansheng looked at the box, slowly saying: “Uhm, this gift for you is something very important to me, very important…”
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Shen Luoan opened the box, taking out the necklace inside, taking a look, then he lifted the necklace to the light, showing a brilliant smile.
“Looks beautiful, which brand is this new? I like it so much, thank you for it, Yansheng.”
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After hearing Shen Luoan’s words, Gu Yansheng’s face changed instantly, the smile on the corners of his mouth froze immediately, he stood up abruptly, looking at Shen Luoan with a skeptical face.
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“You…you don’t you recognize this necklace? Don’t you remember?”
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“What?”
Looking at the puzzled expression on Shen Luoan’s face, Gu Yansheng’s eyes were shocked, why didn’t he recognize it?
“This necklace was with the one which you saved…”
Knock knock
Suddenly there was a knock on the door, Gu Yansheng turned his head, looking over, was Wen Niannan back?
Uncle Xu quickly walked over, opening the door, but when he saw who was at the door, he cried out in surprise.
“Sir!”
“Sir is back! Sir is back! Sir, you finally…”
The voice of Uncle Xu stopped suddenly, his eyes slowly moved down, with an incredulous look towards Wen Niannan’s blood-covered white suit…
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“Sir, you…you are…”
At the sight of Wen Niannan’s blood-covered appearance, he was surprised, the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground.
The originally clear and perfect white suit was stained red with blood, his face was also covered with blood, there were bloody footprints on the floor behind Wen Niannan.
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Gu Yansheng lowered his head to look at his feet, only to find that Wen Niannan wasn’t wearing shoes, his feet had already become crimson…
“How do you…”
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Gu Yansheng looked up at Wen Niannan with dismay but found that the other person was staring straight at him, there was just shock in Gu Yansheng’s eyes.
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